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<h2>Math Placement Exam Results</h2>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>Results from a Math Placement exam at a liberal arts college
</p>


<h3>Format</h3>

<p>A dataset with 2696 observations on the following 16 variables.
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    <code>Student</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Identification number for each student</td>
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    <code>Gender</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> 0=Female, 1=Male</td>
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    <code>PSATM</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> PSAT score in Math</td>
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    <code>SATM</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> SAT score in Math</td>
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    <code>ACTM</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> ACT Score in Math</td>
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    <code>Rank</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Adjusted rank in HS class</td>
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    <code>Size</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Number of students in HS class</td>
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    <code>GPAadj</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Adjusted GPA</td>
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    <code>PlcmtScore</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Score on math placement exam</td>
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    <code>Recommends</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Recommended course: <code>R0</code> <code>R01</code> <code>R1</code> <code>R12</code> <code>R2</code> <code>R3</code> <code>R4</code> <code>R6</code> <code>R8</code></td>
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    <code>Course</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Actual course taken</td>
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    <code>Grade</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Course grade</td>
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    <code>RecTaken</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> 1=recommended course, 0=otherwise</td>
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    <code>TooHigh</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> 1=took course above recommended, 0=otherwise</td>
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    <code>TooLow</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> 1=took course below recommended, 0=otherwise</td>
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    <code>CourseSuccess</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> 1=B or better grade, 0=grade below B</td>
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<h3>Details</h3>

<p>Scores and course results for students taking a math placement exam at a college.
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<h3>Source</h3>

<p>Personal correspondence
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